Jesy Nelson sizzles in a plunging crop top as she marks the release week of her new single   

Jesy Nelson celebrated the release week of her new single on Saturday.

The singer, 31, took to Instagram to post a series of snaps from the last few days, including herself posing in a plunging blazer at an Everyman event.

Later in the photo carousel, she showcased her washboard abs in a black crop top ahead of an appearance on the One Show.

Jesy, whose single is called Bad Thing, also smiled with a fan in another photograph.

She was given several bunches of flowers to celebrate the single’s release and looked proud as she clutched them.

Looking good: Later in the photo carousel, she showcased her washboard abs in a black crop top ahead of an appearance on the One Show

Time to celebrate: Jesy, whose single is called Bad Thing, also smiled with a fan in another photograph

Jesy captioned her post: ‘The most special couple of days ahhh. thank you so much for all the love, who’s been listening to Bad Thing? ‘Keep tagging me in alllll your stories! 

Friday marked the day that Jesy made her epic return with her second solo single, after she released Boyz with Nicki Minaj in October 2021 following her split from Little Mix.

But fans were left very surprised after hearing her voice sounding strikingly different from her Little Mix popstar days in the slow and emotional ballad.

Her new track couldn’t be further away from her divisive first solo R&B single Boyz, which also featured Nicki Minaj and was released in October 2021.

Going in a very different direction for her second single, Jesy showed off her vocal range as she sang about a toxic ex-boyfriend in the powerful song.

An accompanying music video, set in the 1960s, was also released and saw Jesy work with Women’s Aid to charter the highs and lows of a toxic relationship.

Directed by Charlie Sarsfield, Jesy cried real tears after her onscreen boyfriend (played by Sid Ellisdon) grabbed her by the throat and shouted at her. 

The video documents Jesy’s onscreen partner battling infidelity, being in with the wrong crowd and drugs in London’s East End in the sixties, while she struggled to leave as he consoled her after their explosive argument. 

Happy: She was given several bunches of flowers to celebrate the single’s release and looked proud as she clutched them

Exciting: Jesy captioned her post: ‘The most special couple of days ahhh. thank you so much for all the love, who’s been listening to Bad Thing? keep tagging me in alllll your stories!

Viewers watching the video, which went live on Friday, said the storyline was so compelling they cried. 

One fan wrote: ‘ The music video to Jesy Nelson’s Bad Thing is so good I cried.’

‘They did an amazing job! it’s very powerful,’ another said. 

A different viewer wrote: ‘Bad Thing by Jesy Nelson is a bop,’ while another typed: ‘Did she actually cry here? I know she has been affected by this in real life but damn. Also I can’t watch this part without feeling uncomfortable it’s too realistic. Glad they gave the TW at the beginning.’ 

New release: Friday marked the day that Jesy made her epic return with her second solo single, after she released Boyz with Nicki Minaj in October 2021 following her split from Little Mix